Antelope.....who likes what?
11-24-2009, 04:50 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 103
Antelope.....who likes what?
Thinking my 300 win mag may be a touch on the large side...
Id like a caliber I could hunt a varitey with (coyotes etc..)....Im thinking 22-250, 223, 25-06 or 243?? What about a 17 remington?
shooter
Id like a caliber I could hunt a varitey with (coyotes etc..)....Im thinking 22-250, 223, 25-06 or 243?? What about a 17 remington?
shooter
Last edited by shooter1966; 11-24-2009 at 04:54 PM.
11-24-2009, 08:06 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 575
Good luck!
11-25-2009, 06:05 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Elizabeth Colo. USA
Posts: 4,413
If you're thinking about hunting antelope in CO., you'll have to remove the .22 calibers from the list as they don't meet the state requirement for minumum caliber for big game hunting.
I like the .243 and this year I shot my antelope with my .243 wssm. AR. One shot, BANG flop!
Put a bullet from your 300 Win. mag through the ribs and you won't loose any meat. Unless you're just looking for a reason for a new gun, the one you have now will work out to any distance that you can shoot accurately!
I like the .243 and this year I shot my antelope with my .243 wssm. AR. One shot, BANG flop!
Put a bullet from your 300 Win. mag through the ribs and you won't loose any meat. Unless you're just looking for a reason for a new gun, the one you have now will work out to any distance that you can shoot accurately!
11-25-2009, 06:06 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,320
I hunt antelope every year, have for decades. See them all the time and live where they are very abundant.
Go figure I use a .300 Win mag. Hacks thru the constant wind quite well and since I plan on killing them what difference does it make if I use a .243 or the .300. Generally I would shoot them thru and thru ribs and never lose any meat.
Tr ...ya beat me to it.
Go figure I use a .300 Win mag. Hacks thru the constant wind quite well and since I plan on killing them what difference does it make if I use a .243 or the .300. Generally I would shoot them thru and thru ribs and never lose any meat.
Tr ...ya beat me to it.
11-25-2009, 07:28 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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I used a 300WM this year because that's what I have (antelope were only a bonus during an elk hunt). It worked fine, yes the size is not needed. If I were to set up a gun specifically for antelope it would be a 243AI twisted for 115 DTACs. All the ballistics of the 300WM without the recoil.
